People on both sides of the issue on HJR-3, the proposed constitutional amendment on same-sex marriage, hold up signs a the Indianapolis Statehouse.

For the last six years Republicans have worried about their constitutional rights being taken away. But they do not have any problems taking away the constitutional rights of others. Let me walk you through a couple bills Indiana has or is about to pass.

Now onto the drug testing of people on people. Did Gov. Mike Pence and Brian Bosma learn anything from Florida's failed law? According to the Fourth Amendment, government cannot perform search and seizure without probable cause. Drug testing people on welfare is prohibited under the Fourth Amendment rights.

Florida lost a lot of money over this drug testing. Do we really want Indiana to waste money like this, too? I hope your answer is no. All elected office get government checks and benefits such as pensions and health care. It's called taxpayer money. So who gets drug-tested first, elected officials or people on welfare? I say all elected officials first.

Roger Thacker

Crawfordsville

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GOP shows no concern for constitutional rights

For the last six years Republicans have worried about their constitutional rights being taken away. But they do not have any problems taking away the constitutional rights of others. Let me walk you